"Have you ever experienced wanting to speak to someone, to tell them the hope you have in the Lord Jesus, only to hear in your head, 'Oh, I’ve tried so many times to speak God’s word to her, and it always falls off of her like water against a rock.'
"In these moments it seems we are speaking to a brick wall, for no signs are evident that she’s 'getting it'. It seems like a waste of time. Is it, really? When we speak the Word of God to others, is it ever really wasted?"
In a commentary related to yesterday's first reading (Isaiah 55:10-11), Sisterr Lisa Marie Doty, a Canossian Sister, reflected our part in delivering God's Word to others - what we need to do (pray, be prepared, thirst for souls) and what to expect (even though we may not see results, trust that God's word shall not return to Him void).
To access Sister Lisa's complete post, please visit:
nunspeak ~ Sr Lisa's Nun Blog: Are You Speaking God’s Word to a Brick Wall? (9 JUL 11)
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